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Can I run Phi-4 14B on an RTX 5090?
Yes, fully in VRAM (estimate)
Can I run Phi-4 14B on an RTX 5090? Yes, fully in VRAM (estimate). About 11.3 GB at Q4_K_M (estimate).
Updated . The later of the hardware price date and the formula date.
| Quant | Context | Weights | KV | Overhead | Total | Usable | Fit | Est. tok/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 Q4_K_M | 8,192 tokens | 8.8 GB estimate | 1.7 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 11.3 GB estimate | 31.4 GB estimate | full | 130 tok/s estimate |
| Q5 Q5 (~0.71 bytes/param) | 8,192 tokens | 10.4 GB estimate | 1.7 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 12.9 GB estimate | 31.4 GB estimate | full | 113 tok/s estimate |
| Q8 Q8 | 8,192 tokens | 15.7 GB estimate | 1.7 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 18.2 GB estimate | 31.4 GB estimate | full | 79 tok/s estimate |
| FP16 FP16 | 8,192 tokens | 29.4 GB estimate | 1.7 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 31.9 GB estimate | 31.4 GB estimate | no | — |
| Q4, longer context | 16,384 tokens | 8.8 GB estimate | 3.4 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 13.0 GB estimate | 31.4 GB estimate | full | 112 tok/s estimate |
Formula estimate, not a benchmark. Method →
Cheapest catalog option that fits at Q4
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, used (median of sold listings), €257, dated 2026-10-16. No buy link.
This hardware
$7,052€6,299
new (lowest in-stock EU)
price as of 16 Oct 2026
PriceSquirrelCheapest in-stock listing on 16 Oct 2026: €6,299, ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 32GB OC White at Proshop (FI). MSI Gaming Trio OC at Compumsa (BE) was €6,571 and out of stock. A 16 Oct 2026 fact-check notes BE/NL/DE about €7,900–€8,800. No used median was recorded. NVIDIA (Jeff Fisher, 16 Oct 2026) denies a production halt; supply is tight and some retailers have delisted the card.
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Questions
- Can I run Phi-4 14B on an RTX 5090?
- Yes, fully in VRAM (estimate).
- How much memory does Phi-4 14B need at Q4?
- About 11.3 GB at 8,192 tokens (estimate): 8.8 GB weights, 1.7 GB KV cache, 0.8 GB overhead.
- How fast is Phi-4 14B on RTX 5090 (estimate)?
- About 130 tok/s at Q4 (estimate, not a benchmark).